Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Queen's Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BRENTWOOD URSULINE CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Dr Richard Wilkin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,047
- Pupils on roll
- 991
- URN
- 138834
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277227156
About this school
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 991 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 168 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.4 | 62.7 | 61.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.04 +0.82 to +1.26 | +1.01 +0.79 to +1.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 83% | 81% | 77.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 93.5% | 92.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 49.4% | 42.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.4 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 1,024 |
| 2024/25 | 1,013 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School compares
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School ranked 5th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61 | 5.2% | 12% | 991 | — |
| Brentwood County High School | 43.2 | 7.9% | 25.4% | 1,097 | 0.2 miles |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | 56 | 5% | 10.9% | 1,152 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | 45.9 | 7.1% | 13.4% | 1,794 | 1.8 miles |
| Shenfield High School | 45.3 | 9% | 19.1% | 1,528 | 1.8 miles |
| Drapers' Academy | 38.8 | 10.6% | 44.5% | 1,196 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.02%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brentwood County High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
Becket Keys Church of England Free School0.6 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
St Martin's School Brentwood1.8 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
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Shenfield High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
Drapers' Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Brentwood
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Brentwood.
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School Secondary
- Brentwood County High School Secondary
- Shenfield High School Secondary
- St Martin's School Brentwood Secondary
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School teach?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School?
- The headteacher of Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is Dr Richard Wilkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School has 991 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School full?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School has capacity for 1,047 pupils and 991 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School a faith school?
- Yes. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School a selective school?
- No. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School part of an academy trust?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is part of BRENTWOOD URSULINE CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.4 in 2022/23 and 61 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School ranked 5th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School's absence rate?
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.